LATEST: Crews put out shed fire near Augusta

Posted:
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 12:47 PM EDT

Town of Bridge Creek (WQOW) - Crews said they believe a fire near Augusta may have been caused by sparks while work was being done on a grinder machine.

Ken Zich, the fire chief of Augusta-Bridge Creek Fire Department, said they responded around 11 a.m. Wednesday to a fire at a property on County Road M in the Town of Bridge Creek, southeast of Augusta.

Zich said the fire started inside an open shed of a saw mill. He said earlier, a welder was working on a grinder machine. Zich said the fire may have started from sparks while work was being done on the grinder.

"The owner said he had some welding done here this morning on the grinder which would create the pile of chips, and they waited about an hour before they started it up," Zich said. "Apparently some slag or something fell into the grinder, and it goes through a blower that blows it out into this pile out here and that's the only thing that we can come up with."

Zich said crews received help from neighbors, who moved wood chips from the area of the fire. He said no one was injured.

Posted Aug. 2, 2017 at 11:47 a.m.:

Town of Bridge Creek (WQOW) - Crews are responding to a fire at a property on County M in the Town of Bridge Creek, which is southeast of Augusta.

News 18 has a reporter on scene. He said there are six fire trucks on scene, including Augusta-Bridge Creek Fire, Fairchild Fire and Osseo Rural Fire departments.

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